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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | trimming the tang of a stainless steel fret |
I can see why Warmoth wouldn't do stainless steel frets on a bound neck... but anyways I tried using cutters and it just ends up destroying them due to the hardness of the fret. I ended up using the grinder that came with the wagner safety planer to grind off the tang then I will get the rest of it with a file... how does anyone else do stainless steel fret on bound neck? |
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| Author: | RichB [ Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trimming the tang of a stainless steel fret |
Fret Tang Removal Tool... http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproduc ... moval+Tool |
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| Author: | bob_connor [ Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trimming the tang of a stainless steel fret |
I've just done a fretboard with stainless frets and used the Stewmac tang nippers. And yes - it certainly is tough stuff. |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: trimming the tang of a stainless steel fret |
bob_connor wrote: I've just done a fretboard with stainless frets and used the Stewmac tang nippers. And yes - it certainly is tough stuff. So how long did the nipper last? I heard about people buying a nipper from radio shack or something and it was same as Stewmac nipper but only with something filed in for the frets. I can't find any tools here that looks remotely like it however. I think a grinder for me is a more viable alternative though because it won't wear out, I just need something to hold the fret with as I grind it because the fretwire gets really hot. |
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